Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



sr'amny LASIEWICZ AND PAUL nasmwrcz, or rnnsn LAKES, Wisconsin's METALLIC 'rx n AND RAIL-FASTENER.

m Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed January 31, 1917. Serial No. 145,619. i

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that we, STANLEY LASIEWICZ and PAUL LASIEWICZ, subjects of the Emperor of Austria, residing at Three Lakes, in the countyof Oneida and State of VVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in metallic ties. and rail fasteners.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a tie provided with ready means for securing railway rails thereon without the employment of bolts or screws.

A further object of the device is to provide a metallic railway tie having integral positioning means for the outer sides of railway rails and with shiftable wedging devices centrally carried thereon for ready clamping engagement with the inner portions of the rails.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully accompanying drawings, and then claimed.

In the drawings forming a part of, this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device illustrated in its operative arrangement with railway rails shown in section securely positioned thereon.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the looking member being indicated by dotted lines in its released position.

Figs. 3 and 4 are transverse sectional views taken upon lines IIIIII and IV--IV respectively, of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the rail engaging plates, and,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the locking member detached.

The present device broadly consists of a tie 10 preferably formed of metal and having inwardly-extending abutments 11 adjacent the opposite ends thereof for. engaging the outer sides of railway rails 12 when arranged upon the tie at the proper gage distance apart in their track formation while locking flan e nlates 13 are adapted described, illustrated in the end portions 25 of to engage thein'ner side's-of the rails 12 and retained by a suitable locking member 14;.

The abutmentsv 11 presentga strong support for the outer sides of the rails 12 fit ting against the rail webs 15 and betweenthe treads 16 and base flanges 17 thereof, it

being understood that, recesses 18 are arflatly positioned upon the upper face of the} tie and being of a width corresponding with that of the tie. The plates 13 are provided with inwardly inclined faces'20, the thick ness of the inner edges 2110f the plates 13 being greater at one edgas at 22 and by reason of the opposite positioning of the two plates 13 the other innercorners '23 thereof which are of lesser thickness than the corners 22 are arranged at opposite sides of the tie 10.

The cam locking member 14 is in the form of a plate centrally swiveled upon a turn bolt 21 carried by the tie, the opposite end portions 25 of the locking member being beveled forming upwardlvfiand outwardly inclined faces adapted, for engaging the faces 20 of the plates 13'du-ring the turning of the locking member. 14-. When the plates 13 are arranged with their outer flanges 19 overlying the inner base flanges 17 of the rails 12, and with the locking member 14 released as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the'locking member may be turned in the direction indicated by the arrows in F igc .2 for bringing the camshaped edges 26 ofz the central lower hub, portion 27101 the locking the inner edges assisting in forcing I into engagement with the rails 12. Oper ating lugs 28 are provided upon the inclined .the locking member 14 adapted for engaging within curved grooves or slots 29 of'the plate faces 21 during the closing locking movement of the member 11 being further adapted to forcethe plates 13 outwardly into engagement with the rails 12. It will be understood that the member -11 against 21 of the plates 13, thereby the "plates outwardly grooves .29 are eccentrically arrangedwith respect to the pivot 24 whereby the outward movements of the plates are accomplished through the agency of the, lugs 28.

When the" locking member 14: is turned to a position in longitudinal alinement with the tie 10, the opposite edges 30 thereof will be in alinement with the outer faces of the plates 13'as well as'the outer sides of the tie 10,and at which times the lugs 28 will be positioned at the inner ends of theslots through the plates 13 and 1O when the members are in plates 13 29 and rails 12 will be securely locked upon the tie. Perforations 31 may be arranged similar perforations 32 through the docking member 14: for the reception of securing bolts to be inserted therethrough and screwed into the tie their arrangement and at which times the perforations 31 and-32 will'be in alinement with each other as well as threaded sockets 34: in the upper face of the tie 10.

A strong mounting and securing member for-therails is arranged in which the rails may be secured to the tie by employing the and the locking member Ltwithout the use of the bolts 33 although the latter are serviceable as a further precaution against any possible release of the rails 12 when found desirable.

\Vhat we claim as new isz- 1. A device of the class described comprising a tie adapted for mounting rails thereon, integral abutments arranged. adjacent-the opposite ends of the tie, flanged plates arranged inwardly of said abutments spaced therefrom, a cam locking member centrally swiveled upon the tie-intermediate the said plates. and cam connections betweenthe said member and plates.

2. A device of the class described comprising a tie, gral abutments carried by the tie adjacent the outer sides of the rails, plates arranged inwardly of the rails upon the tie overlying the base flanges of the rails. and a turn member centrally pivoted upon the tie inter anediate the said plates having a hub portion provided withcam edges arranged in operative engagement with the inner edges of' the plates during the operation of the device.

3. A device of the class described comprising a tie rails mounted thereon, integral abutments carried by the tie adjacent the outer sides of the rails, plates arranged incopieis'iof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the i Washinerton,1).6.

1,22 s,so:$" (the base engagement with the she ends of .operativeengagement within "the said .grooves during locking rails mounted thereon, inte- -member adapted for w ardly centrally pivoted upon the tie intermediate the said plates having a hub portion pro vided with cam. edges arranged in operative inner edges of the plates during the operation of the device, the said plates ,having curved grooves therein and lugs carried adjacent the oppothe turn. member adapted for the wedging operation.

4. A device of the prising a' tie, integral abutments arranged adjacent the opposite ends of the tie, rails positioned upon the tie againstthe, said abutments, plates carried by the tie overlying the base flanges of the rails and provided with inwardly inclined upper face port-ions slanting toward opposite inner corners of the plates when operatively arrangeth a turn locking member centrally swiveled between the said plates having beveled end portions with inclined lower faces adapted for overlying the inclined faces of the said plateswhen in its securing position arranged longitudinally of the tie.

A device of the class described comprising a tie, i11tegral abutments arranged adjacent the'opposite ends of the tie, ails positioned upon the tie against the said abutmeuts, plates carried by the tie overlying the base flanges of the rails and provided with inwardly inclined upper face portions slanting toward opposite inner corners o the plates when operatively arranged, a turn locking member centrally swiveled between the said plates having beveled end portions with inclined lower faces adapted for overlying the inclined faces-of the said plates when in its securing position arranged gitudinally of the tie, the locking member being provided with a hub having cam edges adjacent the inner edges of said plates, the said plates having eccentrically positioned curved slots in the inclined faces thereof, and -lugs carried by the inclined faces of the end portions of the locking operative positions within the said slots when the device is assembled.

tures.

s'raNLnY LASIEWIGZ. PAUL LASIEWICZ.

Gommissioner of Patents,

of therails upon the tie overlying flanges of the rails, a turnmember;

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